The CMBE is overseen by the Professional Standards Board. The Board is responsible for ensuring quality standards are maintained across the admissions criteria, CPD participation, and auditing.
The Board's membership is comprised of independent members and academic members. The independent members have expertise in professional standards and quality assurance from roles in prestigious professional bodies. The academic members are leaders in learning and teaching, and are all CMBEs.
The Terms of Reference of the CMBE Professional Standards Board are available here.
Lay Members
Tania Vanburen - Chair
Executive Director, Education and Professional Practice, The Royal College of Radiologists
Victoria Winkler - Vice-Chair
Director of Professional Development, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Maggie Jones
Director of Qualifications and Partnerships, Chartered Institute
Academic Members
Dr Tracy Scurry CMBE
Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching, Newcastle University Business School
Professor Adam Shore CMBE
Director, Liverpool Business School
Professor Liz Warren CMBE
Professor and Faculty Head of International, Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Toby Watson CMBE
Deputy Dean (Education), Durham University Business School
Pauric P. O'Rourke
Professor, University Canada West
Dr Aniekan Essien CMBE
Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Bristol
Dr Matt Offord CMBE
Associate Director Learning and Teaching, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Professor Helen Higson
Professor of Higher Education Learning and Management, Aston Business School. Associate Dean MBA & Executive Education
Ghadir Fareed CMBE
Lecturer & Programme Lead – Digital Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Antonella Russo CMBE
Associate Head for Student Success ·School of Accounting, Finance & Economics – Greenwich Business School – University of Greenwich
Dr Chahna Gonsalves CMBE
Senior Lecturer in Marketing (Education), King's College London
Dr Robert James Crammond CMBE
Senior Lecturer in Enterprise; Director of Transformative Enterprise Research Group, University of the West of Scotland
Louise McArdle
Associate Dean for Academic Leadership, University of Central Lancashire
Cheryl Greyson
Professional Lead, Faculty of Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, ARU Peterborough
